Essays about: "ICT in developing countries"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 60 essays containing the words ICT in developing countries.

  1. 16. Sustainable and smart destination management : Opportunities for the DMO to act as an intelligent agent among destination stakeholders

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tarik Alami; Taymaz Tahmasebi Aria; [2016]
    Keywords : Destination Management; DMO; sustainable tourism; smart tourism; smart city; urban tourism; ICT;

    Abstract : Increasing mobility facilitated by reduced cost of connecting across distances has made cities become the most attractive and most frequently visited tourist destinations. For many urban destinations, especially in developing countries this increasing inflow of tourists contributes significantly to the local economy. READ MORE

  3. 17. ICT and the Developing Countries: Implementing Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jin Guo; [2016]
    Keywords : TRIPS; ICT; innovation; economic development; developing countries; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study utilizes a panel data of 69 developing and developed countries to analyze the impacts of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on the innovation outcomes of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The panel analysis is assisted with detailed observations on successful cases that have achieved impressive innovation outcomes over the years, in order to provide a more comprehensive discussion on the issue. READ MORE

  4. 18. Integration assessment of regional yam markets in Ghana : a spatial price analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Noah Larvoe; [2015]
    Keywords : autoregressive; impulse response; integration; regional markets; symmetric threshold cointegration; price transmission; yam;

    Abstract : World food price hikes in 2007/2008 and 2012 plunged several people into hunger and poverty in developing countries. The situation stimulated responses from policy makers in some of these countries by trying to boost local production of crops in which they are self-sufficient. READ MORE

  5. 19. TRIPS and ICT Developments in Developing Countries: Do ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Standards Work?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jin Guo; [2015]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Since the introduction of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), its impacts on developing countries have been widely discussed by scholars. In this article, we focus on the impacts of stronger Intellectual Property protection, pushed by TRIPS, on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) potentials and performances of the developing countries at different stages of economic development. READ MORE

  6. 20. “They get breakfast and transportation. What else could they need?” : An explorative study of how to improve ethical labour standards in Sri Lankan companies

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Mathias Holst; Jesper Gunnarsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Ethical labour; social dialogue; governmental commitment; ICT- monitoring; labour inspections.;

    Abstract : Abstract Bachelor’s thesis, Enterprising and Business Development, Linnaeus University School of Business and Economics, 2EB00E, VT 2015 Authors: Jesper Gunnarsson and Mathias Holst Tutor: Maria Persdotter Isaksson Title: ”They get breakfast and transportation. What else could they need?”. READ MORE